Serie C match preview: Santa Cruz versus Ituano

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel (35020 seats)

A key match in Serie C as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Santa Cruz in 1st position and Ituano placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Santa Cruz has the most scored goals (32) in Serie C

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Santa Cruz form and stats

Santa Cruz, who have the most scored goals (32) in Serie C, are steadily winning Serie C games and points here at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.

It's back home for Santa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ituano away with the result 2-1. Chiquinho (2) found the net in that victory. Before that game, the home loss against Vila Nova with the scoreline 1-2.

A late climax in the match against Ituano as the winning goal came three minutes into overtime; scored by Chiquinho.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Santa's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Santa have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ituano form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ituano playing as the away team in the Serie C this season. A great winning streak in away games for Ituano as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Londrina have they travelled home without three points.

Ituano failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie C home match vs Santa Cruz that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Brusque.

Late heartbreak for Ituano in the Santa Cruz match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Ituano are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ituano have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Santa and Ituano have met before this season: Ituano - Santa Cruz 1-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Santa, zero draws and zero wins for Ituano. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

SantaW. Lima Silva e Silva
W. Lima Silva e Silva
6 goals

Santa Cruz missing players

Ituano missing players

Santa Cruz Ituano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 1 10 21
12 6 2 Won W 1 5 9
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 6
4 2 1 Lost L 0 4 6
35 19 4 Scored S 2 12 32
19 13 2 Conceded C 1 10 24
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
62% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 81%
48% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 57%
24% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 24%
19% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
48% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 57%
43% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 33%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.7 10.8 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.6 9.5
3.4 4.7 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 4
49% 40% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 39% 38%
Key stats in Serie C this season:
  • Santa Cruz has the most scored goals (18) at home in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz has the most scored goals (32) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz has the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz has the the best goal difference (+16) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santa Cruz have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Santa Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Santa Cruz 18 11 4 3 32 16 9 6 2 1 18 11 9 5 2 2 14 5 16 37
2 Remo 18 8 7 3 20 10 9 5 3 1 11 3 9 3 4 2 9 7 10 31
3 Vila Nova 18 8 7 3 20 11 9 6 2 1 12 2 9 2 5 2 8 9 9 31
4 Paysandu 18 8 5 5 25 14 9 4 3 2 15 7 9 4 2 3 10 7 11 29
5 Manaus 18 6 8 4 19 18 9 4 4 1 11 9 9 2 4 3 8 9 1 26
6 Jacuipense 18 6 6 6 19 21 9 4 2 3 10 10 9 2 4 3 9 11 -2 24
7 Ferroviario 18 6 5 7 27 22 9 4 2 3 16 7 9 2 3 4 11 15 5 23
8 Botafogo PB 18 4 8 6 19 17 9 2 6 1 13 6 9 2 2 5 6 11 2 20
9 Treze 18 4 7 7 19 21 9 2 4 3 10 10 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2 19
10 Imperatriz 18 0 1 17 10 60 9 0 1 8 7 22 9 0 0 9 3 38 -50 1

Read more about Serie C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. It is divided into two groups of ten teams, based on geographical location. The teams in each group play each other home and away, and the top four in each group meet in a playoff where all four semifinalists are promoted to Série B. The bottom two teams in each group are relegated.